Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Cheal Point (RUS) | 60° 38' 00.0" S | 45° 59' 00.0" W | Point |
| Name ID: 117427 Place ID: 2574 | |||
| Cheal Point (GBR) | 60° 39' 00.0" S | 46° 00' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 108174
Place ID: 2574
SW end of Coronation Island, following survey by FIDS from Signy, 1950-51, was named after Joseph John Cheal (1922-1996), FIDS general assistant, 1950-51, and Base Leader, 1951-52, Signy, who surveyed the area; with South Georgia Survey in 1952, and FIDASE, 1956-57 (APC, 1955, p.7; DOS 510 South Orkney Islands, West Sheet, 1963); resurveyed by FIDS, 1956-58. |
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| Cheal Point (USA) | 60° 38' 00.0" S | 45° 59' 00.0" W | Point |
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Name ID: 123496
Place ID: 2574
Rocky point 1 mi ESE of Return Point, the SW extremity of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. First surveyed in 1933 by DI personnel. Named by the UK-APC for Joseph J. Cheal of the FIDS, general assistant in 1950 and leader in 1951 at the Signy Island base. The point marks the W limit of Cheal's survey triangulation made in July-September 1950. |
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| Cheal, punta (ARG) | 60° 38' 00.0" S | 45° 59' 00.0" W | Point |
| Name ID: 100492 Place ID: 2574 | |||
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